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Zoph
Sep 12, 2005

SpiderHyphenMan posted:

Kidnapped Teen Freed, Though Freedom Is Its Own Kind Of Prison, Is It Not?

One of the rare Onion pieces where the article itself is infinitely funnier than the headline.

I like to imagine the article was written by one of her classmates.

This was already well on its way to being a new all-time favorite for me, and then I scrolled down to find the "Works Cited" section. Dead.

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Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?


I know you can say this about most articles, but holy gently caress that final line :negative:

mindstorm
Jan 28, 2011

Smellrose

Cripes, they even got the age right. It doesn't matter if you're doing a lot better than that financially though, emotionally being away from home and your family wears on you. And that drat last line. :qq:

Carthag Tuek
Oct 15, 2005

Tider skal komme,
tider skal henrulle,
slægt skal følge slægters gang




Oh wow, didn't see that coming. That's depressing as poo poo.

Lysidas
Jul 26, 2002

John Diefenbaker is a madman who thinks he's John Diefenbaker.
Pillbug
:smith:

6 Startling Before And After Photos Of Meth Users

Olaf The Stout
Oct 16, 2009

FORUMS NO.1 SLEEPY DAWGS MEMESTER
We can post AV club here too, right? I didn't think much of the headline, but this article has one of my favorite last lines.

Ben Affleck's Batman will be "tired and weary," says Warner Bros. exec who's really sellin' it

tacodaemon
Nov 27, 2006



Zophar posted:

This was already well on its way to being a new all-time favorite for me, and then I scrolled down to find the "Works Cited" section. Dead.

But... but... the citation is "Clark and Dudrick", but the Works Cited lists only the editors of the volume that Clark and Dudrick's paper "Nietzsche on the Will: An Analysis of BGE 19" appeared in! (Weirdly, while looking up that paper, I also found a mugshot of Clark.)

Women's Rights?
Nov 16, 2005

Ain't give a damn

Olaf The Stout posted:

We can post AV club here too, right? I didn't think much of the headline, but this article has one of my favorite last lines.

Ben Affleck's Batman will be "tired and weary," says Warner Bros. exec who's really sellin' it

I hope so, because Blockbuster Video closing all the stores it still apparently had is one of the funniest newswire stories they've had.

SpiderHyphenMan
Apr 1, 2010

by Fluffdaddy
Hillary Clinton Quietly Asks Bill If He Still Finds Her Electable
All the time I've spent learning political terminology has been for this moment.

The Gasmask
Nov 30, 2006

Breaking fingers like fractals
This makes me sad, like all the other "dying parents" articles :smith:.

Nation Secretly Hoping Dads Die First

Quarterroys
Jul 1, 2008

Here are some good ones:

Autistic Reporter: Train Thankfully Unharmed In Crash That Killed One Man

Family Braces As Autistic Son Discovers Amtrak’s ‘Track A Train’ Webpage

Thomas The Tank Engine A Little Uneasy With His Broad Autistic Following

Women's Rights?
Nov 16, 2005

Ain't give a damn

The Gasmask posted:

This makes me sad, like all the other "dying parents" articles :smith:.

Nation Secretly Hoping Dads Die First

...

I'm gonna go call my dad now and pretend that this article didn't super hit home with me...

Martout
Aug 8, 2007

None so deprived
One of my favourites ever.

Basketball Rolls To Stop At Cheney's Foot

Women's Rights?
Nov 16, 2005

Ain't give a damn
Diamond Joe's in trouble again

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

This one is good but holy poo poo the accompanying picture is incredible:

Local Teen Walks In On Family Masturbating

get that OUT of my face
Feb 10, 2007

ESPN Searching For A Few Loud-Mouthed Fucks For New Afternoon Program

shut up blegum
Dec 17, 2008


--->Plastic Lawn<---
Woman Always Dreamed Of Opening Her Own Sparsely Attended Dance Studio.

:smith:

Evil Mastermind
Apr 28, 2008

Man Smoking E-Cigarette Must Be Futuristic Bounty Hunter

quote:

“Judging by his cool, calm demeanor and the fact that he was inhaling what looked like e-fumes from some kind of shiny black mecha-cigarette, I’m just going to assume this guy has journeyed here from hundreds of years in the future to apprehend a dangerous digi-convict of some kind,” said data management analyst Paul Rankin, adding that the man’s skeletal system was almost certainly reinforced by an indestructible alloy as yet unknown to today’s engineers. “Imagine his knowledge of future events. He could probably share information about so many astounding secrets if we dared ask.”

BigBallChunkyTime
Nov 25, 2011

Kyle Schwarber: World Series hero, Beefy Lad, better than you.

Illegal Hen
Folks, we usually don't do this on the White House tour, but let's go tickle the President.

Made me giggle like an idiot.

clockworx
Oct 15, 2005
The Internet Whore made me buy this account
Another surreal report!

Report: Some People Live In Pennsylvania

Last line as usual...

SpiderHyphenMan
Apr 1, 2010

by Fluffdaddy

clockworx posted:

Another surreal report!

Report: Some People Live In Pennsylvania

Last line as usual...
To this day I refuse to believe anyone lives in Montana.

Robert Denby
Sep 9, 2007
Denial isn't just a river in Egypt, huh? Nah, get fucked mate.
I was reminded earlier today by a friend that the Paul Ryan articles were some of the best they ever did:

Paul Ryan Knocked Over By Pack of Rambunctious Romney Boys

Paul Ryan's Unsettling Budget Plan Reveals He Cuts His Own Hair

Paul Ryan posted:

If your dog gets hurt, you can drop it off at the pound and they'll fix it, and you can adopt it again.

Paul Ryan Spending Final Day Of Campaign Reminding Homeless People They Did This To Themselves

And this gem, which is just text:
Paul Ryan Shares Long, Intimate Kiss With Mother

Also, in case you hadn't heard, The Onion's December 12th issue will be the last print edition.

univbee
Jun 3, 2004





Clever clever, whoever handles the URL names for chicagobusiness:

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20131108/NEWS06/131109836/area-men-agree-print-is-dead

Arist
Feb 13, 2012

who, me?


Cowardly Refugee Running Away From Problems

Lysidas
Jul 26, 2002

John Diefenbaker is a madman who thinks he's John Diefenbaker.
Pillbug
:supaburn:

Breaking: Intruders Detected In Zone 17

Dr Christmas
Apr 24, 2010

Berninating the one percent,
Berninating the Wall St.
Berninating all the people
In their high rise penthouses!
🔥😱🔥🔫👴🏻

I like the "just narrating a scene from action movie" articles.

The Man We Know Only As The Homunculus Has Defected To Us

Fast-Talking Computer Hacker Just Has To Break Through Encryption Shield Before Uploading Nano-Virus

And of course, the articles by the vile arch-nemesis of Crash Comet, Space Commander from the Year 2000, Gorzo the Mighty, Emperor of the Universe.

Any other good ones like that?

Echo Chamber
Oct 16, 2008

best username/post combo
Fugitive Doctor Accuses Devlin MacGregor Of Fraud

Protagonist Scrolls Intensely Through Microfilm

Fox Books Files For Bankruptcy (well slightly different)

Echo Chamber has a new favorite as of 05:33 on Nov 14, 2013

Robert Denby
Sep 9, 2007
Denial isn't just a river in Egypt, huh? Nah, get fucked mate.

Dr Christmas posted:

I like the "just narrating a scene from action movie" articles.
[...]
Any other good ones like that?
The first article you linked is a recurring commentary by a guy named Department Head Rawlings that spoofs science fiction cliches. Here's two really good ones:
Allow Me To Introduce You To The Other Members Of Alpha Bravo Team
We Have Confirmation That Someone Has Tested A Thanatos Device

Somewhat related:
Kickboxer, Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, To Continue In A Moment

SpiderHyphenMan
Apr 1, 2010

by Fluffdaddy
:stonk: Jesus Christ

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


RECORD 75 MILLION AMERICANS NOW PRETENDING THEY OWN THEIR OWN HOMES
Low Interest Rates Help Many Fulfill The American (Banker's) Dream


I thought this was an Onion article, but it's not. Still worth posting.

REPORTED
Feb 15, 2013
Report: 92% Of Divorced Parents Get Back Together If Children Ask Enough Times

They really nailed the last sentence in this one. Amazing.

Senior Woodchuck
Aug 29, 2006

When you're lost out there and you're all alone, a light is waiting to carry you home

On a similar note: Siblings Patiently Waiting For Day They'll Be Close To Each Other

Zoph
Sep 12, 2005

Wal-Mart Asks Workers To Donate Food To Its Needy Employees

Oh, wait.

All on Black
Dec 14, 2007

She's not "that Mexican", Mom, she's MY Mexican. And she's...Colombian or something.

That's amazing. "A company spokesman defended the food drive, telling the Plain Dealer that it is evidence that employees care about each other." The amount of mental gymnastics required for that sentence to come out without any irony is incredible.

Strudel Man
May 19, 2003
ROME DID NOT HAVE ROBOTS, FUCKWIT

All on Black posted:

That's amazing. "A company spokesman defended the food drive, telling the Plain Dealer that it is evidence that employees care about each other." The amount of mental gymnastics required for that sentence to come out without any irony is incredible.
It's perfectly honest. The employees do care about each other. The business itself doesn't give a drat about them, of course, but that's another issue entirely, isn't it?

Malachi Constant
Feb 2, 2006

I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all
They have a word cloud of the Most Used Words In The Gettysburg Address

"I call this one the Gettysburg Address"
"Native Americans on the other hand"
"6.2 liter V-8"
"Jesus, it means '87 years ago'."

The also had one for Most Used Words In The ‘I Have A Dream’ Speech.

"Un-loving-believable"

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin
Four score and seven years ago
"What? Oh, 'score' means 20"
Yeah, so "four times 20 plus seven"
Jesus it means "87 years ago"

Golden Bee
Dec 24, 2009

I came here to chew bubblegum and quote 'They Live', and I'm... at an impasse.

Racial Harmony is like pie.
I like pie.
My eventual assassination.
Mistress.
Taekwando.

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


Study: American Intestinal Bacteria Most Obese In World

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Ariong
Jun 25, 2012

Get bashed, platonist!

Golden Bee posted:

Racial Harmony is like pie.
I like pie.

I'd actually say I love pie.

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